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EEE was called Jake The Snake He took one for da team He took more d'an d'at To look at 'im you might scream 236 stitches an' eee never fell flat! He wore da red white an' blue Da see heitch on de front was 'is team Played for Les Habitants he flew 'tween da posts he was all ya seen One game he played and tripped Bathgate Da rondelle she came struck him in da face Da cheekbone was broken - it sealed 'is fate Next period he came out with a mask in place He was da first to use da mask Goalies since then adopted his invention History tells us it was no easy task 1959 was the end of convention |
Additional Notes:
Okay. I'm sure many of you are wondering first of all about the language. It is written in the style of a french speaking Canadian speaking English (English not being his mother tongue). Being originally from Quebec, Canada I know all to well how they speak in English. This is the true story of one of the greatest goal tenders in hockey. He played for the Montreal Canadiens. The "see haitch" is CH which stands for Club de Hockey. He used the mask only in practices up to that point. In one game he did get struck in the face. His coach wanted him to play (at that time hockey only carried one goalie)and he, the goalie named Jacques Plante, said he would only play if he could wear his mask, and that's how history was made in hocky = Canada's beloved game. I was not going to offer any explantions to the above story and let you the reader's figure it out...but changed my mind. Oh, "la rondelle" is the puck. Game on!
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